Papers presented at the International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
Rana, M.J. Telehealth Care Services in Rural India: Evidence, Challenges and Opportunities. IASSH International Conference, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India during 15th – 17th March 2023.
Rana, M.J. Sharma. S.K., Singh, S.K., James, K.S. Language Mismatch between Questionnaire and Interview and Use of Translator in NFHS-4: Implications on Data Quality. International Union for Scientific Study of Population, Hyderabad, India during 5th – 10th December 2021.
Rana, M.J. Does India Need a Population Control Act? Situational Needs and Contradictions. 5th Asian Population Association Conference (Virtual mode) during 20th – 22nd July 2021.
Rana, M.J. and Goli, S. The Road from ICPD to SDG: Health Returns of Reducing Unmet Need for Family Planning in India. 5th Asian Population Association Conference (Virtual mode) during 20th – 22nd July 2021.
Rana, M.J. Unbraiding Discordance in Reporting Contraceptive Use Between Husbands and Wives in India: Covert Use or Discrepancy? Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America 2021 (Virtual mode) during 5th – 8th May 2021.
Rana, M.J. Couples’ Dynamics in Sex Preference, Fertility Intentions and Behaviours in India. IUSSP Panel for pre-conference workshop on ‘Couples’ Reproductive Health and Fertility’. PAA 2020 (Virtual mode) on 5th May 2020.
Goli, S., Singh, D., Rana, M.J., Mishra, R., and James, K.S. Economic Returns of Family Planning and Fertility Decline in India, 1991 to 2061. IUSSP Population, Poverty and Inequality Research Conference, Ann Arbor (MI), USA during 27th – 29th June 2019.
Rana, M.J., Cleland, J., Padmadas, S. and Sekher, T.V. Re-evaluating the Mistimed and Unwanted Births and their Association with Childhood Stunting: New Evidence from India. 5th International Conference on Family Planning, Kigali, Rwanda during 12th – 15th November 2018.
Rana, M.J. and Jain, A. Rise in Method Information Index and Contraceptive Discontinuation in India. 5th International Conference on Family Planning, Kigali, Rwanda during 12th – 15th November 2018.
Rana, M.J. and Goli, S. Tracing Long-term Trajectories of Contraceptive Practice across 185 Countries. 5th International Conference on Family Planning, Kigali, Rwanda during 12th – 15th November 2018.
Rana, M.J. The Mediating Role of Un-intendedness of Births on the Effects of the Preceding Birth
Spacing and Family Size on childhood Stunting. Seminar on “Strengthening Actions for Nutrition in India: Insights from the National Family Health Survey” organised by IFPRI in Delhi, India
Rana, M.J. and Goli, S. Fertility Intentions and Behaviours in South Asia: Does Gendered Intended Sex Preference Matter? Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America 2018, Denver, USA during 25th - 28th April 2018.
Rana, M.J., Goli, S and Mishra, R. Explaining the Fertility Patterns and Identifying the Lowest-Low Fertility in India: From Single Axis Framework to Complex Intersectionality. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America 2018, Denver, USA during 25th - 28th April 2018.
Rana, M.J., Datta, N., Uttamacharya, Goli, S. Gautam, A. and Verma, R. Planning of Births and its RMNCH Outcomes: Recent Evidence from India. 4th Asian Population Association Conference, Shanghai, China during 11 July - 14 July 2018.
Rana, M.J. and Goli S. Fertility Intentions and Behaviours in South Asia: Does Gendered Intended Sex Preference Matter? 4th Asian Population Association Conference, Shanghai, China during 11 July - 14 July 2018.
Rana, M.J. and Goli S. The Effects of Public and Private Health Care Spending on Child Mortality in Developing Countries. 28th International Population Conference, Cape Town, South Africa during 29th October – 4th November 2017.
Saroj, S.K. Rana, M.J. and Goli S. WASH Availability, Accessibility and Inequalities in Select Metro Cities in India: What Determine the Performance? Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America 2017, Chicago, USA during 27th – 29th April 2017.
Rana, M.J. and Goli, S. How important is Family Planning for Nutritional Status of Women and Children? Investigation in select South Asian Countries. International Conference on Family Planning, Bali, Indonesia during 25th – 28th January 2016.
Rana, M.J. and Goli, S. Returns of Family Planning: A Macro Level Assessment of Effect of Contraceptive Use on Women Anaemia and Childhood Undernutrition. International Conference on Family Planning, Bali, Indonesia during 25th – 28th January 2016.
Rana, M.J. and Goli S. Family Planning and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Women: Investigation in Select South Asian Countries. Global Conference on Poverty, Equality and Sustainability. New Delhi, India hosted by Indian Institute of Human Development, New Delhi during 1st – 3rd June 2016.
Rana, M.J. Explaining the Effects of Public and Private Health Expenditure on Infant Mortality in Asia: A Cross Country Analysis. 3rd Asian Population Association Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 26th – 30th July 2015.
Papers presented at the National Conferences, Workshops and Seminars
Rana, M. J. Estimating Hidden Diabetes in India. 37th Annual National Conference of The Indian Institute of Geomorphologists (IIG) at the University of Kashmir from September 2 to 4, 2025.
Rana, M. J. Measuring Hidden Diabetes in India. 45th Annual conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) during 12th – 14th December 2024 hosted by the Center for the Study of Regional Development (CSRD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Rana, M. J. Health Status and Healthcare across the Districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The XXVIII IIPS National Seminar 2024 organised by the Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi during 12th – 13th February 2024.
Rana, M. J. Underreported, Unmeasured, and Untreated Diabetes in India: Evidence from National Family Health Survey, 2019-21. 19th Annual IASSH Conference on “Gender, Health & Sustainable Development: Global and National Perspectives” held at Pondicherry University, Pondicherry during 31st January – 2nd February 2024.
Rana, M.J., Rahman, H. Financial autonomy and health care utilisation among Indian women in the 21st Century. Two days national seminar on “Celebrating unsung women freedom fighters” at G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, during 27th – 28th December 2022.
Rana, M.J. Dakua, T. Hossain, B. Rahaman, M. Risky health behaviours and self-reported health among elderly: Insights from longitudinal evidence of India. Two-days national seminar on “The status of health indicators in Telangana since 2014”, Hyderabad, India, 25-26th November 2021.
Rana, M.J. Does India Need Incentive-Based Population Control Act? IIPS Annual Seminar 2020, Patna, India during 13th – 15th February 2020.
Rana, M.J. India’s Population Policies and Laws: Needs and their Contradictions. 17th Annual Conference of Indian Association for Social Science and Health held in Mandi, India during 8th – 10th December 2019.
Rana, M. J. Achieving Intended Fertility among the Indian Couples: Perspectives of Gender and Sex Preference. 40th Annual Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population held in Thiruvananthapuram, India during 12th – 14th December 2019
Rana, M.J. and Goli S. Does Planning of Births Affect Childhood Undernutrition? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys of Select South Asian Countries. 15th Indian Association of Social Science and Health Conference, Hyderabad, India during 16th – 18th November 2027.
Session Chaired in Conferences and Seminars
Chaired a session in a national seminar on “Political Economy of India’s Development Challenges: Celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence” at G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, during 25th – 26th September 2023.
Chaired a session entitled in a “National Seminar on Tribal Religions and Freedom Struggle” at G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, during 2nd – 3rd March 2023.
Chaired a session entitled “Contemporary trends of development process and women leadership” in a two days national seminar on “Celebrating unsung women freedom fighters” at G. B. Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj, during 27th – 28th December 2022.
Chaired a session entitled “Union Formation” at the 5th Asian Population Association Conference on 4th August, 2021.